Workers' Compensation News
| WCRI Study Shows Link Between Early PT and Lower Costs for Back Pain Claims | 09/09/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 869 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 148 min read | |||
| Early physical therapy sessions can mean significantly improved outcomes and lower costs for injured workers with lower-back pain, says a study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute that examined almost 26,000 claims. ...Read More | |||
| Self-Insurance Fund Moots Worker's Claim with Acceptance of Liability, Authorization of Doctor | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 142 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a self-insurance fund was able to moot a dispute with a worker by accepting liability for a worker’s claim and authorizing treatment by the doctor selected by the worker. ...Read More | |||
| WCS: Clock Ticking for Claim Deadlines, PEO Licenses | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 165 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 22 min read | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said an emergency order that extended claim and hearing deadlines and prevented professional employer organizations licenses from expiring is no longer in effect. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Partners Names Craig Deneau SVP of Business Development | 09/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 692 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 952 min read | |||
| Tower MSA Partners on Tuesday announced Craig Deneau is joining the company as senior vice president of business development. ...Read More | |||
| Carrier Precluded from Presenting Evidence Still Prevails on Defense against Claim | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkSompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 180 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 129 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for injuries from an alleged on-the-job fall, even though her employer’s insurance carrier was precluded from presenting any evidence to contest her claim. ...Read More | |||
| WCB Didn't Err in Denying Review of Award to Worker who Didn't Prove Labor Market Attachment | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 135 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer could not obtain board review of a judge’s determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits despite her failure to establish her attachment to the labor market because the employer did not properly complete t...Read More | |||
| Court Tosses Finding Employer Made Bona Fide Offer of Employment to Worker with Broken Neck | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 186 min read | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a finding that an employer had made a bona fide offer of employment to a worker who had suffered a broken neck in a car accident. ...Read More | |||
| Surgeon Barred From Comp Work After Charged with Neglect in Flesh-Eating Disease Case | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 195 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 6 min read | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board has barred a surgeon from treating injured workers after he was found guilty of neglecting a patient who was in the grip of a flesh-eating disease. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Court Cuts Hours | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 135 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 44 min read | |||
| Starting Oct. 1, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court will have shorter hours, the court announced. The court, which is typically open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday, will be open until 4:30 p.m. at its Lincoln and Omaha offices. Faxes received after 4:30 p.m. will be ...Read More | |||
| DWC to Hold Virtual Meeting on Rules for UR, Peer-Review Doctors | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold a Zoom meeting with stakeholders next month to discuss proposed rules defining which doctors can perform peer reviews and utilization reviews. ...Read More | |||
